Monroe Man Flisram Named Grand High Priest in Wisconsin
Olin E. Flisram of Monroe is chosen to head the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Wisconsin at the 110th convocation in Wausau May 2 3. He serves as head bookkeeper for the Green County Highway Department and holds multiple Masonic ranks and roles across 98 chapters.
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Monroe
Royal Arch Masons of
Wisconsin
Wausau
Olin E. Flisram
12Th Street
Palestine
Royal Arch Masons
Fisram
Royal Arch
Flisram
Malcolm C. Madison
Green County Highway Department
Blue Lodge
Smith Masonic Lodge
Knights Templar
Shrine
Gebal Council
Janesville
Mrs Hartwig 80 Dies in Monroe at St Clare Hospital
Mrs Amelia Hartwig age 80 of 626 16th avenue Monroe died at 4 30 this morning in St Clare hospital She had lived in Green County since childhood born in Nygard Germany Sept 21 1879 She married Andrew Hartwig in 1898 and the couple lived on the Hartwig farm before moving to Monroe 35 years ago Surviving are her husband daughter Elsie Zimmerman three sons Charles Arthur and Ray 15 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren Funeral services will be at 130 pm Tuesday at St John s United Church of Christ with Rev Paul Olm officiating Burial will be Greenwood cemetery Friends may call at Shriner Neushwander funeral home Monday afternoon and until 10 am Tuesday then at the church
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Andrew Hartwig
16Th Avenue
St. Clare Hospital
Hartwig
Green County
Amelia Auguste Wilhelmine Stark
Nygard
Germany
Carl and
Henrietta Hildebrandt Stark
Cadiz Township
Stark Farm
C. F. Werth
Jordan Township
Monroe
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Wilbert
Elsie) Zimmerman
Charles Sr
Arthur
Ray W
Footville
Charles
Herman
William
Julius
Fred
Ferdinand Stark
Minnie Hartwig
Helen Bessert
St. John’s Church
Paul H. Olm
Greenwood Cemetery
Shriner-Neushwander Funeral Home
Defense Doubts Nike Zeus Shield Against ICBMs
The Army defends Nike Zeus as capable of stopping Soviet intercontinental missiles while Defense Department director Herbert York questions its practicality. In a closed House subcommittee session the transcript reveals ongoing debate over active versus passive defenses and the missile tracing research into atmospheric signals and radiation.
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Washington
Army
United States
Defense Department
House
Arthur G. Trudeau
Soviet Union
Herbert F. York
York
Trudeau
Monroe Man Leaves For Trip to Holy Land
James H. Weir of 2220 17th street will depart tomorrow on a Dutch liner bound for Israel to study the Holy Land. The retired printer, who has lived in Monroe seven years, hopes to reach the Holy Land in time for Passover, traveling with family in Delaware during the stay.
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James H. Weir
17Th Street
Israel
Holy Land
Weir
James R. Weir
Delaware
Edwin Miller
Monroe
Nelson to Get Honorary Masters Degree Today
Governor Nelson will receive an honorary master of arts degree from San Jose State College on May 3. He will deliver the Founders Day address, having graduated from the college in 1939.
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Nelson
Madison
San Jose
Calif
Sunrise Service To Open Easter Week In Monroe Churches
Monroe area Christians plan a full Easter program with sunrise worship at 6 15 a m in Union Presbyterian church followed by a breakfast. The Monroe Christian Youth Council coordinates an Easter morning service, with Rev Gerritt Mouw and Rev Glen Ridnour leading additional services and the annual public men’s breakfast at 7 a m. Moose Carlift volunteers arrange rides to church events for those needing transportation.
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Monroe
St. John’s
Monroe Christian Youth Council
Union Presbyterian Church
Thomas Marean
Sandra Miller
Presbyterian Group
Kathy Woods
Becky Houser
Barbara Kundert
Janet Richardson
Bonnie Hunt
Pat Kundert
Joy Wild
Dave Carlson
Bob Richardson
Tony Lux
Robert Buchholtz
Curt Kubly
Brian Reed
Robert Knipschild
E. B. Lux
Robert Richardson
Gerritt Mouw
The
Presbyterian Church
Glen H. Ridnour
Methodist Church
James B. Goetz
Thomas R. Goetz
Arthur Roethe
Clarence Mahlberg
Henry Tschudy
Monroe Loyal Order of Moose
Moose
Carlift
Monroe Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Daniel V. Schowalter
Browntown Peace Church
Jokester Held for Bomb Hoax at Midway Airport
FBI charged 53-year-old Robert Carey Clark of Raytown Missouri with making a false bomb report after he told an airline clerk at Midway Airport he had a bomb in a paper bag. The bag contained a toupee and Clark said the remark was a joke after a reservation clerk asked about luggage.
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Chicago
FBI
Midway Airport
Robert Carey Clark
Raytown
Clark
Army Chief Dies in Bonn After Brief Illness
Lt. Gen. Hans Roettiger aged 64, chief of staff of the West German army, died in Bonn today after a brief illness.
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Bonn
Germany
Hans Roettiger
No Snow on Easter Forecast From Amateur Weatherman
Frederick Ties of Brodhead predicts no snow for Easter using an old Indian snow formula. He notes the weekend weather should stay warm and humid with some rain, and that the moon will not shift this week. Ties joins a family line of predictors with his father and grandfather also using the same method.
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Brodhead
Frederick Ties
Ties
Tinker Ties
Leo Ties
Polaris Firing Speeds Polite Step Toward Sub Launch
The Navy conducted an underwater test launch of a 28 foot Polaris missile from 100 feet depth near San Clemente Island California. The missile rose 1800 feet into the wind and splashed back, moving the program five to six years ahead of the Soviet Union per Rear Adm Ra boron plans for 45 launching submarines.
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San Clemente Island
Calif
Navy
Sacramento
U. S
Soviet Union
William F. Raborn
Bureau of Naval Weapons
Cheddar List Steady with No Sales at Exchange
In Green Bay the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange reported no sales today. Bids remained unfilled for five cars of 60-lb blocks at 32 percent and five cars of 40-lb blocks at 32 percent. Trading tone stayed steady.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Monroe Firm Pioneers Milk Whey Combination Unit
A Monroe machine shop introduces a truck based bulk milk pickup and whey separation unit. The 1600 gallon milk tank and 1200 gallon whey tank integrate for balanced weight distribution. Sales through Carter Machine Works and St Paul firm. first units sold to a Brodhead hauler.
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Monroe
Robert T. Silvis
South Beloit
Carter Machine Works
Silvis
Certified
Stainless and Steel Products Co
St. Paul
Brodhead
Beloit
L. G. Carter
Stanley Nyberg
Beloit Iron Works
Nick’’ Carter
Carter
Lanz Sons
Nyberg
Carter Firm
Robert T. Ilvis
Times
Strikes Disrupt Air France Service In Paris
Scattered unscheduled strikes by flight and ground staff hit Air France in Paris today. Three flights were cancelled as workers pressed demands for revised schedules and higher pay.
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Airline
Paris
Air France
Rockefeller Eyes Return With National Speaking Tour
The Associated Press reports Nelson Rockefeller, who bowed out of the Republican race last December, plans an out-of-state tour to back Republican candidates. He declines to endorse Nixon and says a convention draft is possible but unlikely. In the Democratic race Kennedy leads among Pennsylvania delegates, while Humphrey shifts staff to West Virginia for the May 10 primary, sparking talk of campaign funding concerns.
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Associated Press
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Sen
Kennedy
Pennsylvania
Humphrey
West Virginia
Washington
Humphrey Bloc Seeks Alternates for Democratic Convention
A Madison private caucus of Humphrey backers urged that top party officials be named as convention alternates. About 60 attendees included defeated Kennedy slate delegates. Recommendations go to the state committee to name 30 alternates.
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Associated Press
Sen
Humphrey
Madison
Democratic State Central Committee
Sam Rizzo
Racine
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Rizzo
Nelson
Phillip Nash
Proxmire
Henry Maier
Milwaukee
Robert Kastenmeier
Gerald Flynn
Henry Reuss
Green Bay
Democrat Today
Robert L. Bittner
Sen. Kennedy
Claude Jasper
Jasper
Bittner
Kennedy
Sheboygan
Atty
John Reynolds
Charlie Mohr Remains in Coma After Boxing Injury
The 22 year old Wisconsin boxer Charlie Mohr stayed in a coma at University Hospital Madison after a second round knock down and brain blood clot surgery. Attendants say his condition is still critical. Mohr was defending his NCAA 165 pound title when he was knocked down by Stu Bartell of San Jose California.
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Madison
Charlie Mohr
Wisconsin
University Hospitals
Highway Crews Repairing Area Roads After Breakup
County highway commissioner H Eugene Segner says roads are stabilizing but many holes remain hazards. City street superintendent Jack Erb notes a survey of damage and upcoming repairs. Heavy snow caused frost boils and high water damage. county snow removal cost $67 000 plus fencing. Fences rolled up to start field work two weeks late.
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H. Eugene Segner
Jack Erb
Rings Found among Victim Effects in Starved Rock Slayings
Investigators canceled the search for two rings worn by Mrs. Lillian Oetting after they were found in her glove among her belongings. The discovery ends a lead in the March 14 attack that killed three Riverside matrons, Mrs. Frances Murphy and Mrs. Mildred Lindquist, and shifts robbery motive speculation. State police Lt Emil Toffant and State's Atty Harland Warren noted the rings might have been hidden in the pocket near the assault site.
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Ottawa
Ill
Starved Rock State Park
Lillian Oetting
St. Louis Canyon
Frances Murphy
Mildred Lindquist
Oetting
Emil Toffant
Harland Warren
la Salle County
Riverside
Wounded Verwoerd Resumes Some Work
Pretoria South Africa Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd has resumed issuing government orders as his doctors report he is recovering rapidly from a life attempt. The update came from Pretoria General Hospital where Verwoerd is hospitalized after the assault.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Verwoerd
Pretoria General Hospital
Peugeot Heir Released After Brief Paris Kidnapping
Four year old Eric Peugeot was found unharmed on a Paris sidewalk about 1 a m after kidnappers released him. Father Roland Peugeot reportedly paid a ransom of about 100000 francs though authorities gave no confirmation. Police set road blocks as they pursued suspects while the boy regained his health and family statements noted he acted alone.
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Paris
Eric Peugeot
St. Cloud Country Club
France-Soir
Eric
Roland Peugeot
Peugeot
Albert Gillet
Lucien Bonnet
Bonfinet
Bonnet
Census Tally Reaches 131 Million in U S
Census takers report 131,100,000 people counted to date, about three quarters of the 180 million estimate. The tally as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday shows strong progress against the 1950 nose count, with 91,600,000 counted on the same day a decade ago.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
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Flrsram
Smith Lodge
Green County Shrine Club
York Rite
Endre Flisram
Brodhead High School
Madison Business College
American Legion
VFW
Eastern Star
Hozel Liedschlag Tertin
Lake Tomahawk
Monroe Cabin
Hotel Wausau
Order of the High Priesthood
Wausau Order of DeMolay
Monroe Man
Christian Youth Group
Frederick
Polaris
Rockefeller
France
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